System and method for providing logistics for a sale or transfer of goods with proceeds provided to a third party
First Claim
1. ) A system for providing logistics for a sale goods, the system being adapted to receive information from at least one remote seller and at least one remote buyer, and to provide financial logistics and shipping logistics for completing the sale of goods, wherein the financial logistics include collecting funds from the buyer and transferring at least a portion of the funds to a third party designated by the seller, without requiring interaction between the buyer and seller.
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Abstract
A system 10 for providing logistics for a sale of goods over a computer network. The system 10 is effective to provide financial logistics for a sale and transfer of goods between a seller and a remote buyer, and may be implanted so that at least a portion of the proceeds of the sale is transferred to a third party, such as a charitable or nonprofit entity. The system 10 allows the sale and transfer to occur in a manner that does not require interaction between the seller and buyer. The system 10 may further conduct the sale using an auction or raffle process.
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- 1. ) A system for providing logistics for a sale goods, the system being adapted to receive information from at least one remote seller and at least one remote buyer, and to provide financial logistics and shipping logistics for completing the sale of goods, wherein the financial logistics include collecting funds from the buyer and transferring at least a portion of the funds to a third party designated by the seller, without requiring interaction between the buyer and seller.
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13. ) A method for providing logistics for a sale of goods comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from a seller, including a description of certain goods, a method of sale for the certain goods, and an identity of a third party that will receive proceeds from the sale;
presenting the description of the certain goods to a prospective buyer according to the method of sale;
conducting the sale over a computer network;
providing financial logistics, including collecting proceeds from the buyer and transferring at least a portion of the proceeds to the third party; and
providing shipping logistics, including arranging for transfer of the goods to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. ) A computerized method for conducting a raffle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving requests to purchase raffle tickets from a plurality of buyers over a computer network;
receiving identification information from the plurality of buyers;
creating a record of the plurality of buyers weighted according to the number of tickets purchased by each buyer;
selecting a winner at random from the record; and
notifying the winner. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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